Main-Spessart (electoral district)

Main-Spessart is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 249. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg.[1]

249 Main-Spessart
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Main-Spessart in 2017
StateBavaria
Population254,600 (2015)
Electorate196,183 (2017)
Major settlementsLohr am Main
Karlstadt am Main
Marktheidenfeld
Area2,037.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAlexander Hoffmann
Elected2013, 2017

Main-Spessart was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Alexander Hoffmann of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Main-Spessart is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg.[1]

History

Main-Spessart was created in 1949, then known as Karlstadt. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 38 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 233. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 235. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 250. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 249.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Karlstadt, Bad Brückenau, Gemünden am Main, Hammelburg, Lohr am Main, and Bad Neustadt an der Saale. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Bad Neustadt an der Saale district while gaining the Alzenau in Unterfranken and Marktheidenfeld districts. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 38 Bad Kissingen
  • Karlstadt district
  • Bad Brückenau district
  • Gemünden am Main district
  • Hammelburg district
  • Lohr am Main district
  • Bad Neustadt an der Saale district
1953 233
1957
1961
1965 235
  • Karlstadt district
  • Bad Brückenau district
  • Gemünden am Main district
  • Hammelburg district
  • Lohr am Main district
  • Alzenau in Unterfranken district
  • Marktheidenfeld district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 250
2005
2009 249
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Maria Probst from 1949 to 1969, followed by Alfred Biehle from 1969 to 1990. Wolfgang Zöller was representative from 1990 to 2013. Alexander Hoffmann was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Maria Probst CSU 54.0
1953 68.5
1957 70.4
1961 68.7
1965 67.5
1969 Alfred Biehle CSU 64.1
1972 64.6
1976 63.5
1980 62.3
1983 65.6
1987 61.6
1990 Wolfgang Zöller CSU 57.7
1994 55.4
1998 53.4
2002 59.0
2005 56.8
2009 52.4
2013 Alexander Hoffmann CSU 51.7
2017 46.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Main-Spessart[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Alexander Hoffmann 72,406 46.6 5.1 65,245 41.8 7.6
SPD Bernd Rützel 35,148 22.6 0.6 28,903 18.5 3.0
AfD Gottfried Walter 14,075 9.1 5.8 16,856 10.8 6.9
Green Sabine Stellrecht-Schmidt 11,050 7.1 0.9 11,939 7.7 0.6
FDP Helge Ziegler 7,708 5.0 2.4 13,720 8.8 4.3
Left Antje Clemens 7,515 4.8 1.7 8,562 5.5 2.1
FW Robert Starosta 5,488 3.5 2.2 4,511 2.9 1.1
PARTEI   1,055 0.7
ÖDP Wolfgang-Franz Winter 1,987 1.3 951 0.6 0.0
V-Partei³ 515 0.3
Pirates   491 0.3 1.6
NPD   453 0.3 0.7
BP   344 0.2 0.2
DM 343 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 255 0.2
BGE   184 0.1
DiB 170 0.1
MLPD   52 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
Informal votes 1,829 1,238
Total Valid votes 155,377 155,968
Turnout 157,206 80.1 7.8
CSU hold Majority 37,258 24.0 4.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Main-Spessart[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Alexander Hoffmann 73,001 51.7 0.6 69,953 49.5 5.7
SPD Bernd Rützel 32,812 23.3 3.4 30,486 21.6 3.7
Green Heiko Schmidt 8,810 6.2 3.2 9,972 7.1 2.8
FW Simson Hipp 8,045 5.7 5,619 4.0
AfD Nadja Stafl 4,652 3.3 5,583 3.9
Left Georg Liebl 4,426 3.1 3.0 4,839 3.4 3.0
FDP Uwe Probst 3,632 2.6 6.3 6,413 4.5 9.5
Pirates Thomas Büttner 2,822 2.0 2,670 1.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,119 0.8 0.1
NPD Markus Mang 1,360 1.0 0.2 1,404 1.0 0.1
REP 1,223 0.9 0.7 1,001 0.7 0.5
ÖDP   915 0.6 0.1
BP   525 0.4 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 301 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 167 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 166 0.1
RRP 330 0.2 151 0.1 0.6
PRO 90 0.1
BüSo 31 0.0 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,024 1,707
Total Valid votes 141,113 141,430
Turnout 143,137 72.4 1.7
CSU hold Majority 40,189 28.4 4.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Main-Spessart[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Wolfgang Zöller 75,542 52.4 4.4 63,513 43.7 6.4
SPD Bernd Rützel 28,659 19.9 8.9 25,872 17.8 9.0
Green Heiko Schmidt 13,649 9.5 3.5 14,285 9.8 3.2
FDP Laszlo Riedl 12,858 8.9 5.0 20,360 14.0 5.5
Left Thomas Endres 8,817 6.1 9,346 6.4 3.3
Pirates   2,888 2.0
REP Jürgen Langanki 2,230 1.5 0.6 1,826 1.3 0.5
NPD Volker Cigelski 1,620 1.1 0.1 1,575 1.1 0.0
FAMILIE 1,205 0.8 0.2
ÖDP   1,087 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,067 0.7
RRP 986 0.7
BP   379 0.3 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 307 0.2
PBC Erich Freudenberger 921 0.6 0.0 232 0.2 0.1
CM 113 0.1
DVU   59 0.0
BüSo 47 0.0 0.0
MLPD   46 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,186 2,289
Total Valid votes 144,296 145,193
Turnout 147,482 74.1 6.0
CSU hold Majority 46,883 32.5 4.5

References
  1. "Constituency Main-Spessart". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Main-Spessart". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Main-Spessart
  4. Results for Main-Spessart
  5. Results for Main-Spessart
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